[Treatment of menopause with acupuncture]

After analyzing the causes of hot flashes caused by menopause according to the theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the author describe nine clinical case studies and their corresponding diagnoses according to the five basic elements: water, wood, fire, land and metal. In virtually every case study, once the corresponding treatment of choice was applied, an improvement in the patient's symptoms was observed along with a positive evaluation on behalf of these patients.